Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Inventory Average (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) posted Inventory Average of $11.5 million for Q4 2025, up 7.83% on a QoQ basis from $10.6 million in Q3 2025, and up 34.04% year-over-year from $8.6 million in Q4 2024.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Inventory Average (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods' Inventory Average history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $11.5 million for Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Inventory Average rose 34.04% year-over-year to $11.5 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $11.5 million (up 34.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.3 million, up 15.67% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average was $11.5 million for Q4 2025 at Lifeway Foods, up from $10.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $11.5 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $7.4 million in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of $9.1 million and a median of $8.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Inventory Average decreased 12.54% — and 2025, when it surged 34.04%.
- Lifeway Foods' Inventory Average stood at $7.9 million in 2021, then rose by 18.7% to $9.4 million in 2022, then slipped by 2.11% to $9.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 7.09% to $8.6 million in 2024, then jumped by 34.04% to $11.5 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LWAY's Inventory Average at $11.5 million in Q4 2025, $10.6 million in Q3 2025, and $9.7 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.05 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 3.24 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 19.11 Bn | 18.67 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 3 | Hormel Foods | 13.78 Bn | 12.93 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 1.70 Bn |
| 4 | Mccormick | 13.51 Bn | 13.76 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 1.39 Bn |
| 5 | Magnum Ice Cream | 10.87 Bn | 10.35 Bn | - | 999.66 Mn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 10.26 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 511.00 Mn | 2.34 Bn |
| 7 | Darling Ingredients | 10.06 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 404.92 Mn | - |
| 8 | Conagra Brands | 6.88 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 704.10 Mn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Lamb Weston Holdings | 6.84 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 361.40 Mn | 1.03 Bn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 523.92 Mn | 518.35 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 11.47 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.64 Mn |